By Mowery H.B. No. 553 77R2824 KEL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of a 1-3 statement made as a result of certain custodial interrogations and 1-4 obtained in compliance with the laws of another state or the United 1-5 States. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. Article 38.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 1-8 amended by adding Section 8 to read as follows: 1-9 Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, 1-10 a written, oral, or sign language statement of an accused made as a 1-11 result of a custodial interrogation is admissible against the 1-12 accused in a criminal proceeding in this state if: 1-13 (1) the statement was obtained in another state and 1-14 was obtained in compliance with the laws of that state; or 1-15 (2) the statement was obtained by a federal law 1-16 enforcement officer in this state or another state and was obtained 1-17 in compliance with the laws of the United States. 1-18 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-19 to the admissibility of a statement made on or after the effective 1-20 date of this Act. The admissibility of a statement made before the 1-21 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the 1-22 statement was made, and the former law is continued in effect for 1-23 that purpose. 1-24 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.